Celebrity Pregnancy Announcements

Serena Williams Is 20 Weeks Pregnant With Her First Baby!

Serena Williams just revealed that she's going to be a mom with an understated but exciting Snapchat! The tennis pro shared on social media that she's 20 weeks pregnant with her and fiancé Alexis Ohanian's first child. In the snap, Serena showed off her growing bump in a vibrant swimsuit, and fans are thrilled for her growing family.

Although some celebs keep their pregnancies under wraps for as long as possible, others prefer to spread the news on their own terms, be it via social media or on stage. From Beyoncé's unforgettable VMAs performance to Justin Timberlake's sweet kiss on Jessica Biel's belly, take a look at how these 25 famous parents-to-be shared their exciting baby announcements with their fans.

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Country singer Thomas Rhett shared a huge announcement on Instagram — he and his wife, Lauren Akins, are expecting a baby and are in the process of adopting a child from Africa. "Safe to say life is about to get crazy!" the country singer wrote in the caption of the sweet snap, which features the couple holding big gold balloons that spell out "baby."

Six months after losing their first child, Jonathan Edward, Jamie Otis and her husband, Doug Hehner, announced that they're expecting a rainbow baby in August 2017. To announce the baby, Otis posted a sweet photo of her and her husband, a rainbow and footprints painted onto her belly and a balloon in Hehner's hand that reads: "Hand-picked for Earth by my brother in heaven."

Beyoncé took to Instagram to share with the world that she and Jay Z are expecting twins. "We would like to share our love and happiness. We have been blessed two times over," she wrote. "We are incredibly grateful that our family will be growing by two, and we thank you for your well wishes. — The Carters."

Jillian Harris's boyfriend, Justin Pasutto, announced The Bachelorette star's pregnancy news via an adorable photo on his Instagram account. After joking that she would lose a ring if he gave her one, the dad-to-be wrote that he "came up with the best invention ever for the love of my life. A little baby miracle in her tummy."

Olivia Wilde shared the exciting news that she and Jason Sudeikis are expecting their second child together via Instagram with a sweet black-and-white Instagram snapshot. "Matching baby bumps," the actress wrote as the caption for the adorable photo of her and her son, Otis, holding their tummies.

Ryan Lochte and his fiancée, Kayla Rae Reid, shared the news on Instagram with a photo of the expanding family in the pool. "My Christmas gift came early this year, can't wait for next year!" the Olympic swimmer captioned the adorable photo. "Best news I've ever received."

Kel Mitchell, known best for his hilarious role as a fast-food worker in All That and Good Burger, has just announced that his wife has a different kind of bun in the oven! In a sweet Good Burger-themed photo — featuring, of course, a bottle of orange soda — posted to Instagram, Mitchell announced his wife's pregnancy. "We have a bun in the oven!" Mitchell captioned the snap. "Thank you [Asia] for being the best wife to me the best friend to me and now the best mom to our blessed baby!! I love you so much!"

Molly Sims shared her baby news via her website: "Today, I am absolutely, positively, downright over the moon to announce that we are pregnant! There are simply no words to describe the feeling . . . I finally get what they mean when they say pregnant women GLOW."

Back in December 2005, Gwen Stefani took to the stage to share the news of her baby on the way. "I want you to say it loud enough so the baby hears it," Stefani yelled to the audience at the final stop of her tour in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Nicole Richie's hubby, Joel Madden, announced news of the couple's second baby on his band Good Charlotte's website: "What's better than winning an Oscar? I am so happy to tell everyone that Harlow is going to be a big sister! God has truly blessed my family. Hope you're all feeling as good as i am right now . . ."

Jessica Simpson turned to Twitter again to announce her second pregnancy. On Christmas morning, she shared a vacation picture of little Maxwell sitting in the sand with the words "BIG SIS" drawn in front of her, while her tweet read, "Merry Christmas from my family to yours!"

Doutzen Kroes announced her second pregnancy via Instagram with a nude photo of herself baring her bump and the caption "This is not a #throwbackthursday this is now! So happy to share with you that we are expecting."

Blake Lively announced the news through her lifestyle website, Preserve, with an editor's letter celebrating "all the expecting mothers out there" and a photo of her growing baby bump. In the letter, she wrote:

"Preserve at its core is about family.

Family is the single word our founder, Blake built this home on.

We have something for men, for women, for the old, but we realized, we don't have anything for the new.

With family on our mind, we looked to the origin of it all—to the women in our lives who are right there, at that special moment; at the creation of family.

Today we celebrate them. With food to fill their tummies (as if that needs more filling), presents to soothe their tired (and swollen) soles, toys to warm their baby's souls, projects to provoke them, and decorations to inspire creativity and merriment in all.

We had too much fun with this. Because there's so much to share, we break up our first ever Preserve Celebration into multiple parts. In the upcoming days we will bring even more treats and fun. The entire next month will be sprinkled with highlights for women in this exciting chapter of their lives.

After months of speculation, Justin Timberlake confirmed that he and Jessica Biel are expecting their first child with this adorable Instagram shot. "Thank you everyone for the bday wishes!" he posted alongside the photo. "This year, I'm getting the greatest gift ever. Can't wait. #BoyOrGirl #YouNeverKnow #WeDontEvenKnow #WeAreTakingBets."